Good Room/Bad Room
Take out a clean sheet of paper. Title it “Good Room, Bad Room” Notes.
Take EVERYTHING OFF YOUR DESK aside from the paper and something to write with.
Two Columns- Good Room/Bad Room
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The Puritans
Overview
16th Century More extreme Protestants within
the church of England Wanted to “purify” their national
church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence.
James 1 (King 1603) Puritans asked to grant reforms-
he said NO way! Charles 1 (1660): failed attempt
to rule without Parliament; civil war
4 Convictions Personal salvation was entirely
from god The Bible provided the
indispensible guide to life Church should reflect the
express teaching of scripture That society was one unified
whole
English Puritanism
Known at first for their critical attitude regarding religious compromise made during reign of Elizabeth 1.
Encouraged: Direct personal religious experience Sincere moral code Simple worship services
Christianity should be taken as the focus of human existence
ACT OF UNIFORMITY (1662) English Puritans expelled from church; considered non-
conformists
American Puritanism
17th Century Puritan groups separated from the church (among these were the Pilgrims who in 1620 founded Plymouth Colony)
10 years later= first large Puritan migration Richard Mather and John Cotton-
Massachusetts Bay Mainstream Calvanistic thought: Stressed
personal religious experiences as “God’s elect”
Separation from the Church of England
17th Century Emigrated to the new world Founded a holy commonwealth Remained dominant in New England into the
19th century
Strict and Rigid
PuritanCode
Beliefs Depravity Unconditional Election; God “saves” those he
wishes Limited atonement: Jesus died for the chosen Expected to work hard and repress emotions No tolerance for individual difference All sins should be punished God’s Will Followers of Satan were witches (social outcasts)
DUALITY
Devil was as real as God Evil versus Good Dark versus Light Individualism versus Conformity
Salem Witch Trials
Facts on Salem Trials Over 150 people (78% women) were accused of
witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. 19 people were hanged (14 women and 5 men), and
one man was pressed to death because he would not say whether he was guilty or innocent.
Nobody was burned at Salem, but they did burn “witches” in Europe.
Evidence used against suspected witches to prove they were on the devil’s side: accused of harming animals, making people sick, pinching people as they slept, unladylike behavior (yelling at their husbands in public).
Nathaniel Hawthorne1804-1864 Salem, Mass.
One of Hawthorne’s ancestors were among the judges of Salem Witch Trials (only judge to not repent his actions)
Hawthorne was not a Puritan!!! He looked with distaste upon “the
whole dismal severity of the Puritan code of law”.
Transcendental reformer He called his stories “moral allegories
of the heart”; deep psychological complexity, Puritan influence.
Sources
Puritain Beliefs: http://sunburst.usd.edu/~jdudley/241/basic_puritan_beliefs.htm
Salem Facts: Elizabeth Reis Author of Damned Women: Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England
Henry Warner Bowden
Reminders
HW: CAREFULLY READ “The Young Goodman Brown”
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